My parents had come to visit over the Christmas break and while they
were visiting I thought it’d be nice if I took my father and my son to the
cricket. Over the years Dad and I had attended many one-day games, but Ethan
hadn’t experienced live cricket. We chose a T20 BBL game in Sydney.
Ethan had been watching the Aussies win the Ashes and could regularly
name many of the players, so as game day arrived he was naturally excited. It
was his personal goal to catch the ball as it was hit over the fence. Arriving at the
ground early we were pleased with our seats which near the fence and in a good position
for straight drive "6".
The Sydney Thunder was playing the Brisbane Heat and while the ‘Thunder”
hadn’t been playing well we were optimistic for a good result. The game started
with plenty of crowd participation and the Thunder were fielding and bowling well.
Ethan’s smile and excitement was worth admission and on one particular occasion
the ball whistled over our head for a 6. Try as we might, we just couldn't get our hands on the ball.
The “Heat” managed a score of 165 which was an achievable score for the
“Thunder” and they started the run chase well, but true to form they quickly
faded and when Mike Hussey was given out the writing was on the wall.
Thankfully for us, the prospect of hitting one of the many beach balls that get
thrown around the arena kept Ethan entertained as the cricket was going from
bad to worse. The “Thunder” could only manage a dismal 117 all out.
Unfortunately the result
wasn’t our way but the cricket was a lot of fun and a great bonding session of 3 generations for the Bere’s.
